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【题目】Earlier this summer, Carol LeResche got the phone call she’d been waiting for. A tourist was picking zucchini (西葫芦) at Thorne Rider Park. “It’s exactly what we hoped would happen when we put in the food forest,” explained LeResche, the park’s food forest founder. In May, he received a $ 3,500 fund. The money was to help turn a former park into an edible (可食用的) landscape. It’s a place where all of the fruits, vegetables and nuts are free for the taking.

Unlike some parks with strict “no picking” policies, food forests are designed to provide colorful crops. People are encouraged to harvest them. “We think it’s important to put public food in public spaces,” she said. The desire to know more about where our food comes from is one of the reasons there is a real trend toward agriculture into neighborhoods and communities. There, people can participate in tours and classes or relax among the fruit trees. Food forests provide different kinds of fresh produce more than we can buy.

Food forests are based on a model valuing sustainable and mostly self-sufficient agricultural production. The food forest model requires less chemical fertilizer and less labor than traditional agriculture. An edible forest is designed to develop without pesticides or weeding.

Since the concept is relatively new, and it takes at least three years for fruit and nut trees and berry bushes to start producing meaningful amounts of fresh food, it’s hard to know whether food forests will have an impact on food deserts. Volunteer-driven projects can fall apart if the group loses interest. Lack of funding can also be problematic. Pests also are an often-cited concern.

After all and above all, LeResche explained, food forests are about a lot more than food. “We also want to provide a gathering space that is productive and beautiful where people can develop a relationship with each other and get connected.”

【1】Compared with common food bought, what is special about the food in edible forests?

A. It tastes better. B. It has more varieties.

C. It has funny appearances. D. It’s produced free of fertilizer.

【2】What is stressed in Paragraph 4?

A. Food forests may disappear soon.

B. Food forests have a long way to go.

C. Food forests waste lots of natural resources.

D. Food forests seem imaginary and impossible.

【3】As for LeResche, what is the most important role of food forests?

A. A way to relax and entertain. B. A way to solve food shortage.

C. A way to be thankful for nature. D. A way to meet and make friends.

【4】What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?

A. To call help. B. To raise money.

C. To compare and argue. D. To inform and introduce.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】B

【3】D

【4】D

【解析】本文主要介绍了新概念食物森林，并以此来进行宣传希望能够吸引更多的人了解和参加。

【1】B细节理解题，根据文章第二段最后Food forests provide different kinds of fresh produce more than we can buy.可知食物森林提供的新鲜农场品比我们所能买到的要多，因此B正确故选B。

【2】B主旨题，文章第四段说到食物森林是一个相对较新的概念，需要时间才能产生成效，同时也面临着诸多问题，可知作者强调了食物森林还有很长的路要走。故选B。

【3】D推理判断题，根据文章最后LeResche所说的话可以推测出食物森林重要的作用是提供聚会和交友的场所，故选D。

【4】D写作意图，文章主要介绍了食物森林的的优势，功能特点，所以主要是宣传和介绍。故选D。